The State of Kuwait represented by the Ministry of Interior is presenting an e-Visa issuing service. Visitors to Kuwait may issue a visiting e-Visa

Rules and Regulations

The following nationalities are allowed to use the e-Visa system:

ANDORRA

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRIA

BELGIUM

BHUTAN

BRUNEI

BULGARIA

CAMBODIA

CANADA

CROATIA

CYPRUS

CZECH

DENMARK

ESTONIA

FINLAND

FRANCE

GEORGIA

GERMANY

GREECE

HUNGARY

ICELAND

IRELAND

ITALY

JAPAN

LAOS

LATVIA

LIECHTENSTEIN

LITHUANIA

LUXEMBOURG

MALAYSIA

MALTA

MONACO

NETHERLANDS

NEW ZEALAND

NORWAY

POLAND

PORTUGAL

ROMANIA

SAN MARINO

SERBIA

SINGAPORE

SLOVAKIA

SLOVENIA

SOUTH KOREA

SPAIN

SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND

The People's Republic of China - HONGKONG

TURKEY

UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED STATES

VATICAN

VIETNAM

GCC residentsGCC residents can apply for e-Visa if they have residency in one of the GCC countries (Saudi Arabia-Bahrain-Qatar-United Arab Emirates-Oman)

The validity of the GCC residency must exceed six months when applying for e-Visa.

A copy of the Sponsor's GCC residency should be sent along with each e-Visa application for all of the dependents i.e: ( spouse, children, domestic labor etc).

The main applicant (Sponsor) should be present with the dependents upon arrival to Kuwait.

The applicant's profession according to the GCC residency should be one of the following: -

Consultants

Doctors

Engineers

Lawyers

Judges&Members of Public Prosecution

University Teachers

Press&Media Staff

Pilots

System Analysts & Computer Programmers

Managers

Businessmen

Diplomatic Corps

University Graduates – Owners, Managers and Representatives of Commercial Companies and Establishments

Upon your arrival, a visa fee of 3KD may apply after obtaining the visa at the border entry point.

The validity of the passport must exceed six months when applying for e-Visa.

Temporary Travel Documents holders in all its kinds are not permitted to use this system.

The applicant must not have any security restrictions that prevent him from entering or exiting the country.

In case of any differences between information provided in the application form and the original documents, the granted e-Visa will be considered invalid and its holder will not be allowed to enter the country.

A tourist visa is valid to enter Kuwait State within a month from its issuance for a single entry.

A tourist visa allows its holder a temporary stay for a maximum of 3 months starting from the entry date, therefore he must leave the country before its expiration. The tourist visa holder is not allowed to work in the country and in case he/she is caught they will be subjected to the legal accountability.

A visitor who overstays the permitted period will be fined and subjected to legal accountability that may extend to disqualifying him from issuing visa in the future.

The submitted applications will be responded to during working days within official working hours. This does not include weekends in Kuwait (Friday and Saturday) and public holidays.

We will exert much efforts to respond to your applications within two working days.

You will be informed via your email once your tourist e-Visa application has been approved or declined.